Specialty's Café & Bakery

The spinach berry & goat cheese salad was fresh and delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love ALL of the menu options and seasonal baked goods! Specialty's is the best. You can order in advance and pick up your order or enjoy it there.

Peet's coffee bar inside the restaurant. My two worlds collide!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Okay, so I thought all of the Specialty's closed, I was definitely surprised when a friend said let's go to this one, lol. Overall it wasn't bad and I am glad that I was able to go again because it's been many years since I've been to some of the other locations, I used to visit the ones in downtown San Jose. Anyway, this was pretty solid, but I'd say not as good as I remember. Prices are (as with everything) up across the board and I felt like the return of investment isn't as good here as it used to be, especially since you have to buy everything a la carte. Overall, I'd come back if I wanted a sandwich in the area, but I feel like I wouldn't go out of my way to visit. Maybe a solid 3.5, IMO.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Predatory tipping practices. 20% tip added to every order that you have to dig through menus to remove when ordering through the touchscreen

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Coffee not so tasty generally. Everything else, great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Chinese Chicken Salad...pretty good, just wish there was more chicken on it. It's a big salad so you'll need an extra dressing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Good place for salads and sandwiches.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad

Good salads and sandwiches.

Moderately expensive sandwich place with a Peet's coffee station in a different area of the cafe. Good varied selection to choose from. However note that they do not take cash! You pay using credit or debit card only. Also the paper receipt I got had faded ink so some places so be careful if u need it for business reimbursements. They give you an indicator which will light up when your order is ready and you have to come by to pick up your order. You can get free regular water from a fountain tap or buy the bottled water or other drinks. Sandwich I got was of moderate size and tasted fine. They have outdoor tables with overhead umbrellas to shade against the sun.

I have never once ordered food at Specialty where my order was made correctly. I am allergic to avocado, I always ask for it to be removed from the Cobb salad that I order and every single time, it is made with avocado included. Now when I remind them I ordered the salad with no avocado, I get attitude. If it wasn't right by the office, I'd never come here again.

LOVED Specialty’s when I worked downtown SF- was thrilled to find this location.
Parking is ample, lots of space to sit indoors & out w good lighting. Peet’s coffee shop in shared space is fire.
Thai spicy salad was good - just not outstanding. I think I’ll stick the sandwiches for future lunches. My fave cookie is wheat germ chocolate chip. They had a good selection of baked good even just 2 hrs before closing. Also some day old 50% off.
Service was super fast, friendly

It's been nearly 5 years since I had their food. The food still tastes the same.

Met a friend for lunch. Ordered the only vegan option. It was decent

The roast beef sandwich I ordered was nothing special. For an $18 sandwich, I expected much better.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

4 stars.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4